Admission Insights™

Posted by Dr. Michele Hernandez. Do colleges not care about writing skills? Of course they do, but a few schools (most notably UPenn, Cornell and Columbia) have just announced that they will no longer require students to take the essay […]

There are so many nuances to picking the right college. A “nice” tour guide or a “pretty campus” seem to be the cliched reasons students select a school. Dig deeper. Set up a google news alert for your areas of […]

We’ve received many questions from parents and students this week who are wondering when they should get started on the essay writing process –the answer is NOW! While colleges and the Common Application 6 aren’t making it terribly easy to […]

“Orange is the new black, fifty’s the new thirty, comedy is the new rock ‘n’ roll, ____ is the new ____. What’s in, what’s out, and why is it being replaced?” No, this isn’t a riddle that our Top Tier […]

School is wrapping up across the nation for students and as families turn to the summer months, college admissions topics are in the news every day! Our own Dr. Michele Hernandez has been cited in some great articles in recent […]

We have heard many SAT horror stories over the years from our students. Hurricanes in the middle of tests and proctors insisting no one move, a bloody nose that soaked the score sheet and a student too shy to speak […]

We are often asked about Ivy League “feeder schools,” meaning high schools that typically send a large amount of graduates to the Ivy League. We work with students in public and private schools, including some of the top private schools […]

Posted by: Dr. Kristen Willmott Most of our students have heard back from top Master’s and doctoral programs and it’s an exciting time of year for them and us! We work with students who targeted the round 1 admissions deadline […]

We’ve received emails and calls this month from parents and students who received great acceptances from many top colleges! However, we’ve also received some calls and emails from parents and students who didn’t work with us, and were waitlisted or […]